Ben Francis Class: Junior Hometown: Panama City, FL Last College: Gulf Coast CC Height / Weight: 6-3 / 205 Position: P B/T: R/R

2008: Made 18 appearances, all in relief, in his first season at Florida State...pitched two innings in his Seminole debut allowing one run on a hit while striking out one against Duquesne...followed with effective outings against Auburn and UNC Asheville working two innings each game...worked a season-high two innings four times in 2008...credited with his first career victory after one inning of work in the second of two games against UNC Asheville...had a stretch of 3.1 innings without giving up a run including 1.1 scoreless innings over two games against Miami...allowed only one hit to the eight Hurricane batters that he faced...closed out his regular season with a scoreless inning of work against NC State setting a career-high with two strikeouts...made four appearances in the postseason including 0.1 inning of work against Stanford in the College World Series...tied a career-high with two strikeouts in game two of the Super Regional against Wichita State.

GULF COAST CC: Pitched in 23 games for Gulf Coast Community College posting a 4-1 record with a 4.91 ERA in 2007...tallied 40.1 innings of work with 34 strikeouts while limiting opponents to a .230 batting average...set single-season records for saves (7) and games pitched (23) in 2007...sits as the career leader in saves at GCCC with seven...earned Player of the Week honors in the state of Florida as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: In his senior season at A. Crawford Mosley High School, Francis posted an ERA of 1.06, the lowest recorded in school history...he also set the single-season school record for the fewest walks allowed issuing just eight base-on-balls...selected in the 2006 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres in the 38th round with the 1143rd overall pick.

PERSONAL: Son of Pete and Lori Francis...member of Passamaquoddy tribe...major is social science...born on September 4, 1987.